Heart-breaking pictures have emerged showing how a loyal dog guarded its dead friend and even tried to wake it up on a busy road in China.

The brown husky, lying in the middle of the road, was killed by a passing car in Zhejiang Province on April 17.

The cream-coloured dog desperately pawed and mournfully barked at its dead friend until their own came to pick them up.

The cream-coloured dog pawed and barked at the lifeless body of its dead friend in China

Don’t leave me! The dog was trying to wake up its friend which had been killed by a car

According to a report from Huanqui.com, an affiliation to People’s Daily Online, the tragic incident took place at Nianli town of Quzhou city yesterday.

The husky can be seen lying motionlessly on the road, while its cream-coloured friend stood guard over the body for at least half an hour.

The cream-coloured dog desperately pawed the husky’s lifeless body in a bid to revive its life.

Video footage shared by Pear Video shows the saddened pooch attempting to wake up the dead dog. It mourned its friend’s death on the road where cars drove past constantly.

A few onlookers gathered at the side of the road, however, none of them was able to explain the cause of the traffic accident.

The dog stayed at its friend’s side for about half an hour until their owner came to pick them up

The woman, claimed to be the dogs’ owner, rushed to the scene and tried to wake up the dog

The woman called for help after taking the lifeless canine to the side of the road

About half an hour later, a woman in black dress came and called the husky’s name.

An on-duty policeman asked her: ‘Are you the owner of the dogs?’

‘Yes,’ she said.

The cream-coloured dog followed its dead friend as the owner took it to the side of the road and called for assistance.